Directed by Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. Russell S. Doughten Jr. Written by Theodore Simonson Kay Linaker Irvine H. Millgate Cast Steve McQueen ... Steve Andrews (as Steven McQueen) Aneta Corsaut ... Jane Martin (as Aneta Corseaut) Earl Rowe ... Lt. Dave Olin Howland ... Old Man (as Olin Howlin) Stephen Chase ... Dr. T. Hallen (as Steven Chase) John Benson ... Sgt. Jim Bert George Karas ... Officer Ritchie Lee Payton ... Kate the Nurse Elbert Smith ... Henry Martin Hugh Graham ... Mr. Andrews Vincent Barbi ... George - Cafe Owner (as Vince Barbi) Audrey Metcalf ... Elizabeth Martin Jasper Deeter ... Civil Defense Volunteer Tom Ogden ... Fire Chief Elinor Hammer ... Mrs. Porter Pamela Curran ... Smooching Teenager Ralph Roseman ... Blob Victim Working on Car Charlie Overdorff   David Metcalf ... Drunk at Door Josh Randolph ... Teenager George Gerbereck   Julie Cousins ... Sally - Waitress Keith Almoney ... Danny Martin (as Kieth Almoney) Eugene Sabel   Robert Fields ... Tony Gressette James Bonnet ... 'Mooch' Miller Tony Franke ... Al (as Anthony Franke) Molly Ann Bourne ... Teenager Diane Tabben ... Teenager Uncredited Cast Russ Conway ... Boy Running Out of Theater Howard Fishlove ... Man Running Out of Theater Jack H. Harris ... Man Running Out of Theater Theodore Simonson ... Red sweater movie patron Produced by Russell S. Doughten Jr. Jack H. Harris Original Music by Ralph Carmichael

Additional Info Premiere: September 12, 1958 DVD Release: November 14, 2000 Blu-ray Release: March 12, 2013 Country: Distributor: The Criterion Collection Websites: Production Companies Tonylyn Productions Inc. Valley Forge Films Fairview Productions Distributors Paramount Pictures   (1958) (USA) (theatrical) (a A Paramount Release) Allied Artists Pictures   (1964) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release) Jack H. Harris Enterprises   (1971) (USA) (theatrical) (reissue) Video Gems   (1981) (USA) (VHS) Video Gems   (1981) (USA) (video) (Betamax) GoodTimes Home Video   (1990) (USA) (VHS) (LP) The Criterion Collection   (2000) (USA) (DVD) (widescreen) Beverly Wilshire Filmworks   (2001) (USA) (DVD) Columbia TriStar Domestic Television   (2001) (USA) (TV) (syndication) Sony Pictures Television   (2002) (USA) (TV) (syndication) NovelFilms   (2004) (USA) (DVD) Sony Pictures Television International   (2005) (USA) (TV) (syndication) The Criterion Collection   (2013) (USA) (DVD) HBO Max   (2020) (USA) (video) (VOD) Mad Monster Video   (USA) (VHS) Telefilms International   (2001) (USA) (DVD) (budget release) The Criterion Channel   (2019) (USA) (TV) (digital) The Criterion Collection   (USA) (video) (laserdisc) The Criterion Collection   (2013) (World-wide) (Blu-ray) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.6 / 10 Our Rating 6.8 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 6.5 / 10 Female Users 5.8 / 10 Site Ranking #3,096 / 20,684 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 3 total ratings Almost Perfect 5 total ratings Mediocre 1 total rating Site Ranking #3,092 Antebellum (2020) #3,093 Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) #3,094 Batman Beyond: Return Of The Joker (2000) #3,095 Beethoven's 2nd (1993) #3,096 The Blob (1958) #3,097 Black Christmas (2006) #3,098 Bio-Dome (1996) #3,099 The Asphalt Jungle (1950) #3,100 The Girl Next Door (2007)